Prairie Hill is a novel that is beautiful and impactful in a quiet and gentle sort of way. It isn't plain, yet it isn't boastful, either - it is simply true to life, and poetic in its ability to genuinely describe love, pain, loss, and perhaps most of all, nature.
The characters are well developed and fascinating. The story is written in such a way that we are able to follow a number of individuals who dwell in Prairie Hill. And while early in the novel, it may seem that we are merely following their musings and wonderings, we are doing much more. We are learning about who they are as people. Their personalities are rich and the pasts that inform them interesting and diverse. My favorite character is Jenny, who cares deeply for others and nature and the small beauties of life. She is strong-willed and passionate about the things which she love. She does not see small town life as any less than a life lived in a big city - rather, she sees it as rich and wonderful. Another character I thoroughly enjoyed was Hulda, an elderly woman living on her family's old farm with her kind, playful dog. She may come off as unkind at first, but her caring and friendly nature comes out as the novel progresses.
Burwell's writing is very poetic but in a way that is truthful and down-to-earth. When his characters explore nature and wildlife in Prairie Hill, they describe it in great detail that allows you to feel you are there with them. I, as a reader, came to feel very passionate about the wildlife surrounding Prairie Hill and wished I could protect it, much in the same way that protagonist, Jenny Diggles, does.
The romance in this novel is warm and touching. It most certainly keeps you guessing. Yet, it is not the center of the novel. The characters have many other passions and struggles, and this is what ultimately brings them together.
I would recommend Prairie Hill to anyone who enjoys lyrical novels. I was taken aback with the vivid details of Midwestern prairies, forests, and wildlife that I often neglect, even having lived here for most of my life. I would also recommend this story to anyone who enjoys a quiet tale, or who has grown up in a small town and yearns to read abut the people they encountered there. For as I read it, I couldn't help but picture the people from my hometown who I love and who I often saw neglected in popular novels.
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